Wanted: UW president with ‘humility, sense of humor’

University of Washington Provost Phyllis Wise sits at the right hand of president Mark Emmert during a meeting in 2005. ( PAUL JOSEPH BROWN/Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

The University of Washington needs a new president, and the school’s search committee has drafted pretty specific description of the candidate they’re seeking.

Sure, the person who gets hired needs to know how to run a major public university. But the committee is also looking for someone with a long list of a squeaky-clean personal characteristics.

The official description, posted on the University of Washington’s website, reads a little like a personal ad. (Although, this description doesn’t say anything about loyalty — or loving dogs and children.)